UNKNOWN PLECOS HELP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY PLEASE

[MRADAMS]

Hi everyone im new to this site but not to tropical fish I have been keeping fish for years but now have become attached to plecos lol as they are amazing , I hope you guys can help me with a problem im having of identifying some plecos i purchased from a LFS 2 weeks ago , I have hunted everywhere to find what they are the guys in the LFS say they are unknown to them so was sold as stripped plecos ? ,, I know you would think they would know what they were

 

[matubula]

Well, I can tell you it's a Hypancistrus of some sort, I'd plump for L333 with those thick lines and stocky body.

PS - Can anyone else see the numbers 444 on it's side?

 

[MRADAMS]

Hi thanks for your reply I did see l333 on here but these are black and white in color are there different colour morphs ?

 

[bigbird]

Hello and Welcome,

Could be L129 or L270. More photos would help cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[matubula]

I think there are, but Hypancistrus aren't my bag, baby I've had a group of Hypancistrus L066 and there were white/black and yellow/black fish amongst them.

 

[bigbird]

welcome to squiggly heaven :lol:
There are also so many colour varieties in some etc.
more photos as stated. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[MRADAMS]

:hi having problems loading pics but these work

 

[beencees]

Hi and welcome.
Looks like L333 to me.
Very nice fish btw:thumbup:

 

[sky]

agree 333 and i do see 444 on side of fish

 

[lcrazy]

Very nice/bright 333

 

[MRADAMS]

Thanks everyone for your replys hope to grow these beauties up and try and have ago at breeding them in the future